Rahim Tadj-Saadat raised to 75,000 from the button and called the three-bet of Darren Mapley from one seat over to 175,000. On the flop both players checked and Tadj-Saadat then folded to a delayed continuation bet of his opponent after the turn for 325,000.
Michel Melkert open shoved for his last 410,000 from the cutoff and Paul Siliceo moved all in from the small blind to isolate successfully. Melkert went from heaven to hell with his upon facing the of Siliceo once the dealer burned and turned the flop.
However, the turn was a huge relieve for Melkert and he doubled up with the river as final community card.
After the previous roller coaster hand, Paul Siliceo moved all in from early position and Rahim Tadj-Saadat did so as well from the small blind. "You got aces?" Tadj-Saadat asked while the dealer reminded him that Darren Mapley was still to act: "He is still in. No, he is out," the dealer said as Mapley folded his cards quickly.
Siliceo wasn't too happy when his opponent announced pocket queens as he could only flip over the . Indeed, Tadj-Saadat's would hold up after a board of even though Tadj-Saadat said "I got a bad feeling for that one" before the showdown took place.
When the next player gets eliminated, the nine-handed final table will be set.
How the Spaniard got short stacked is unfortunately amiss, but Jeraint Hazan mentioned a hand where an opponent had pocket eights so that may have very well been Jesus Gracia. The Spaniard just shoved from under the gun, but none of his opponents was willing to call.
Over on the other table, Christopher Gordon shoved for 490,000 and Darren Mapley folded the in the big blind.
Once again Jesus Gracia raised to 90,000 from the small blind and Petrit Papushi moved all in from the big blind. This time however the Spaniard was the player at risk and managed to fold . Papushi showed him the .
Michel Melkert min-raised to 60,000 from early position and was called by Rahim Tadj-Saadat in the big blind. On the flop, Tadj-Saadat bet 80,000 and was called before the turn got checked through. The river saw Tadj-Saadat check and eventually call a bet of 180,000 by Melkert with to scoop the pot against a bluff.
Within two hands, the stack of Jeraint "JJ" Hazan has melted. First he defended his big blind against a raise of Jesus Gracia for 60,000 and Petrit Papushi had also called in the small blind. On a flop of , Hazan check-raised all in and Gracia called off for looked like 325,000 after having made a continuation bet.
Hazan:
Gracia:
Neither the turn nor the river changed anything and the Spaniard doubled up, leaving "JJ" with less than a million.
The next hand Hazan and Lucio Pacifico saw a flop of in a battle of the blinds and Hazan check-called a bet of 80,000. On the turn, "JJ" check-raised all in and Pacifico tank-called after having fired a second barrel worth 160,000.
Hazan:
Pacifico:
Only a king would save Hazan, but it wasn't meant to be with the river. Now a short break is in order and then the redraw for the final table takes place.
flop both players checked and Tadj-Saadat then folded to a delayed continuation bet of his opponent after the 
turn for 325,000.
upon facing the 
of Siliceo once the dealer burned and turned the 
flop.
turn was a huge relieve for Melkert and he doubled up with the 
river as final community card.
. Indeed, Tadj-Saadat's 
would hold up after a board of 
even though Tadj-Saadat said "I got a bad feeling for that one" before the showdown took place.
in the big blind.
. Papushi showed him the 
turn got checked through. The 
turn nor the 
river changed anything and the Spaniard doubled up, leaving "JJ" with less than a million.
